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University of Rostock

University of Rostock
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Motto Doctrina Multiplex - Veritas Una
"many teachings - one truth"
Established 1419
Latin Alma Mater Rostochiensis
German Universität Rostock
Location Rostock, Germany
Enrollment circa 17,500
Campus buildings dispersed in town
Type state university
Rector Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen Wendel
Homepage http://www.uni-rostock.de
Member of EUA
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Rostock in Germany


The University of Rostock (German: Universität Rostock) is a university in northern Germany, located in the city of Rostock in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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Organisation

It is divided into the following eight faculties:

  • evangelical theology
  • philosophy (and arts)
  • natural sciences and mathematics
  • jurisprudence
  • engineering
  • argriculture and environmental studies
  • medicine
  • state/political and social sciences

History


It was founded in 1419 by confirmation of pope Martin V. and thus is the oldest university in Northern Europe.

Over the centuries numerous of notable students and professors have had ties with the university, such as the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.

The University of Rostock is one of two universities in German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the other being the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald.

Partner Universities

The university has signed treaties with the following universities (usually for a certain discipline, sometimes for all courses of study):

European Union

other

Research

The university is research partner of several independent local institutes, including:

  • Max Planck Institute of Demographics
  • Institute for Baltic Sea Research
  • Leibniz Institute for Organic Catalysis
  • Fraunhofer Society Institute for Graphic Data Processing
  • Institute for Athmospheric Physics
  • Institute for Business and Social Ethics

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